Westhampton Beach Business Students Soar To Nationals

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY — Westhampton Beach business students are soaring to new heights.

Westhampton Beach High School Virtual Enterprise students have advanced to the National Business Plan Finals, which will be held at the Microsoft Offices in Times Square on April 3, according to the district.

The team of students won their placement after competing at the semifinals on March 1 and at the regional competition on Jan. 17, a release said.

Team Zenith’s winning business plan includes the production of virtual products using PLA plastic, a natural recyclable material that is made from sugar cane, tapioca roots and corn starch.

To create their plan, students prepared and implemented every possible function of their virtual startup business, "from delivering a sales pitch to local businesspeople who serve as angel investors to visiting Stony Brook University to develop a partnership with the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center," the release said.

“The students left no stone unturned,” said teacher Amy Demchak. “They entered our Virtual Enterprise class in September as typical business students, but have fully evolved into professional employees of a startup drone company.”

Photo courtesy of the Westhampton Beach School District.